Picone Farm

Picone Farm. Photograph by Jerry Monkman of EcoPhotography, courtesy of Wildlands Trust.

Strengthening Land Trusts. Advancing Land Conservation.

Wayside Inn Sudbury

2025 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference

Friday, March 21 at UMass Amherst

Call For Proposals for Workshops and Field Trips
Applications due: Friday October 11
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Calendar

  • Oct9

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    Massachusetts Advancing Conservation Excellence Program Virtual Information Session

    Zoom

    Discover how the Massachusetts Advancing Conservation Excellence (ACE) program can help your land trust build capacity, enhance sustainability, and achieve long-term success. This info session will explain the program elements including leadership development, organizational assessments, and funding opportunities designed specifically for Massachusetts land trusts. MA ACE is a multi-year Land Trust Alliance and Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition program to increase capacity and impact. 

  • Oct10

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    Small Staffed Land Trusts: Managing a Sustainable Volunteer Program

    Zoom

    A strong volunteer program is a backbone of small-staffed land trusts. What makes a successful program? How to build it, and equally, how to maintain it? Insights, experiences, and questions from attending Zoomers are welcome. Conversation is fluid, so other topics of mutual interest may also be discussed. Part of MLTC's Stronger Together networking series for staff and Board members. This call will not be recorded. Register.

  • Oct18

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    ECCN Overnight at Wildlands Trust Stewardship Training Center

    Wildlands Trust Stewardship Training Center 549 Mast Road, Plymouth, MA

    This event is an opportunity to join other early conservation career professionals for networking and fun! Arrival time is between 4:30 - 5:30 pm on Friday, we will have dinner and other nighttime activities. Saturday will include breakfast at 9:00 am and a group hike from 10:30 am - 12:00 pm. Checkout time on Saturday is 12:00 pm.

    Overnight lodging options include tent camping or staying in bunk rooms in the Stewardship Center. 

  • Oct22

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    Insurance 101: Liability, Conserve-A-Nation & Terrafirma

    Zoom

    This is a crash course on the basics of insurance coverage, including policy must-haves and coverage considerations. The session will include ample Q&A time. This free webinar for all New England land trusts is made possible by a partnership of Land Trust Alliance and MLTC, and generous funders of the Land Trust Alliance including an anonymous foundation. To register for the event, you'll need to log in or make a free account. Please reach out to Mariah at mfogg@lta.org for any support or questions.

Updates

  • September 24, 2024

    Excellence in Conservation Award Open for Nominations

    The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition has launched the Excellence in Conservation Award, to be presented to a land trust or collaboration of conservation partners in recognition of a specific project completed within the past two years which demonstrates excellence in any aspect of land conservation work, advances the cause of land conservation in a creative and substantive way, and/or serves as an inspiration for other conservation organizations in Massachusetts. Nomination deadline is Saturday, November 30, 2024. The Award will be presented by MLTC's Conservation Advisory Council on Friday, March 21, 2025 during the plenary session of the Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference.